© 2020 – 2023 AEA3 WEB | AEAƎ United Kingdom News
AEA3 WEB | AEAƎ United Kingdom News
News

Teachers to get sweeping powers to decide exam results in England

Algorithms will not be used again but lack of national guidelines prompt fears of grade inflation

Teachers will get sweeping powers to decide exam grades in England this year, in a move that was welcomed by school leaders but brought warnings of “extremely high grade inflation” because of a lack of clear guidance.

Rules announced by the education secretary, Gavin Williamson, will emphasise “fairness and flexibility” in how each school decides to award A-level, GCSE and vocational grades to replace the summer exams that were scrapped by the government earlier this year. Following a furore last summer, algorithms will not be used.

Continue reading…

Related posts

France poised to lift blanket ban on UK travellers ‘by end of the week’

AEA3

Leak confirms Partygate questionnaire includes police caution

AEA3

Whole ecosystems ‘decimated’ by huge rise in UK wildfires

AEA3

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This